BBC Radio 4 LW Schedule Sunday 29 January 2017

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Evening
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Early
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—29/01/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:30
  Short Rides in Fast Machines—The Bullet Racers by Adam Marek
  1/3A reporter visits Thaxtum-cum-Shyne to investigate a strange occurrence at the annual race(R)
3. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—29/01/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
4. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—29/01/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
5. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—29/01/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
6. 05:30
  News Briefing—29/01/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
7. 05:43
  Bells on Sunday—St Mary le Ghyll, Barnoldswick
  Church bells from St Mary le Ghyll, Barnoldswick.
8. 05:45
  Profile—Simon Stevens
  Mark Coles profiles the man who runs NHS England.(R)
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Morning
1. 06:00
  News Headlines—29/01/2017
  The latest national and international news.
2. 06:05
  Something Understood—Tales from the Forest
  Mark Tully tells tales of forests, inspired variously by love, terror, divinity and magic.
3. 06:35
  On Your Farm—The Prairies in Winter
  Tom Heap meets the Banack family, farming 7,000 acres of prime Canadian prairie.
4. 06:57
  Weather—29/01/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 07:00
  News and Papers—29/01/2017
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
6. 07:10
  Sunday—Crisis response chaplains help kidnapped seafarers; Archbishop Barry Morgan retires; Reaction to 'Shared Conversations'
  Sunday morning religious news and current affairs programme, presented by Martin Bashir.
7. 07:54
  Radio 4 Appeal—Friends of the Elderly
  Don, a volunteer for Friends of the Elderly, makes the Radio 4 Appeal on their behalf.
8. 07:57
  Weather—29/01/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
9. 08:00
  News and Papers—29/01/2017
  The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers.
10. 08:10
  Sunday Worship—Light for Our Darkness
  A service live from the City Parish Church of St John the Baptist, Cardiff.
11. 08:48
  A Point of View—Teaching to the test
  Will Self says it's time to end "teaching to the test".(R)
12. 08:58
  Tweet of the Day—Rook
  Bill Oddie presents the rook.(R)
13. 09:00
  Broadcasting House—29/01/2017
  Magazine programme with Britain's best newspaper review. Presented by Paddy O'Connell.
14. 10:00
  The Archers Omnibus—29/01/2017
  Justin spreads the word, and Toby gets a surprise invite.
15. 11:15
  Desert Island Discs—David Beckham
  Kirsty Young talks to former professional footballer David Beckham.
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Afternoon
1. 12:00
  News Headlines; Shipping Forecast—29/01/2017
  National and international news and the shipping forecast.
2. 12:04
  The Museum of Curiosity—Series 10, Episode 3
  3/6John Lloyd and Jo Brand are joined by Amber Butchart, Jack Waley-Cohen and Jimeoin.(R)
3. 12:32
  The Food Programme—Leah Chase: The cook who changed America
  Legendary New Orleans cook Leah Chase tells her story of seven decades in the kitchen.
4. 12:57
  Weather—29/01/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
5. 13:00
  The World This Weekend—29/01/2017
  Global news and analysis.
6. 13:30
  From Our Home Correspondent—29/01/2017
  Bin collections, a prisoner and his daughter's birthday, auctions and Brexit all feature.
7. 14:00
  Gardeners' Question Time—Hull - City of Culture 2017
  Eric Robson and the panel visit Hull, the UK's City of Culture 2017.(R)
8. 14:45
  The Listening Project Omnibus—We All Need Support
  Homelessness, illness and stress at work can all be tackled with support.
9. 15:00
  Drama on 4—Aurora Leigh
  Elizabeth Barrett Browning's epic poem dramatised by Michael Symmons Roberts.
10. 16:00
  Open Book—Yaa Gyasi
  Author Yaa Gyasi talks to Mariella Frostrup about her debut novel Homegoing.
11. 16:30
  Poetry Please—Poems for Dark Days
  Roger McGough presents a selection of listeners' requests for poems for dark days.
12. 17:00
  File on 4 Investigates—The Cost of a Kidney
  How a worldwide shortage of organs is fuelling a dangerous trade in transplant tourism.(R)
13. 17:40
  Profile—Simon Stevens
  Mark Coles profiles the man who runs NHS England.(R)
14. 17:54
  Shipping Forecast—29/01/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
15. 17:57
  Weather—29/01/2017
  The latest weather forecast.
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Evening
1. 18:00
  Six O'Clock News—29/1/2017 Ministers to talk to Trump administration about travel restrictions
  Ministers ordered to talk to Trump administration about travel restrictions
2. 18:15
  Pick of the Week—Helen Lederer
  The best of BBC Radio this week with Helen Lederer.
3. 19:00
  The Archers—29/01/2017
  Lilian wants to hear all.
4. 19:15
  Rob Newman—Robert Newman's Entirely Accurate Encyclopaedia of Evolution, Episode 4
  4/4Rob Newman presents a witty, fact-packed A to Z of evolution, mixing stand-up and sketches(R)
5. 19:45
  The Poet and the Echo—Series 1, Transformations
  Oliver Emanuel's entrancing story inspired by Thomas Hardy.
6. 20:00
  Feedback—27/01/2017
  Listener views on Radio 4's so-called liberal elite and mixing fiction with fact in drama.(R)
7. 20:30
  Last Word—Tam Dalyell MP, Victor Lownes, Babette Cole, Zhou Youguang, Gorden Kaye
  Matthew Bannister on an MP, a playboy, a children's author, a linguist, an actor.(R)
8. 21:00
  Money Box—Tax simplification. It's complicated
  Tax, cash machine costs, life insurance commission and National Insurance credits.(R)
9. 21:26
  Radio 4 Appeal—Friends of the Elderly
  Don, a volunteer for Friends of the Elderly, makes the Radio 4 Appeal on their behalf.(R)
10. 21:30
  Analysis—Hospital Trust?
  Is public affection for the NHS preventing it from becoming fit for the future?(R)
11. 22:00
  Westminster Hour—29/01/2017
  Carolyn Quinn and guests debate if President Trump's state visit to the UK should go ahead
12. 23:00
  The Film Programme—Danny Boyle; Rebecca Hall
  Cinema magazine programme. Danny Boyle revisits Trainspotting.(R)
13. 23:30
  Something Understood—Tales from the Forest
  Mark Tully tells tales of forests, inspired variously by love, terror, divinity and magic.(R)
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Late
1. 00:00
  Midnight News—30/01/2017
  The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4.
2. 00:15
  Thinking Allowed—Health divides - Counting global health
  Health divides. Also, counting global health.(R)
3. 00:45
  Bells on Sunday—St Mary le Ghyll, Barnoldswick
  Church bells from St Mary le Ghyll, Barnoldswick.(R)
4. 00:48
  Shipping Forecast—30/01/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
5. 01:00
  Selection of BBC World Service Programmes—30/01/2017
  BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
6. 05:20
  Shipping Forecast—30/01/2017
  The latest shipping forecast.
7. 05:30
  News Briefing—30/01/2017
  News from BBC Radio 4.
8. 05:43
  Prayer for the Day—30/01/2017
  A reading and a reflection to start the day, with the Rev Mary Stallard.
9. 05:45
  Farming Today—Avian flu, wool mattresses and the state of British sheep farming
  As more cases of bird flu are reported, why is H5N8 spreading?
10. 05:56
  Weather—30/01/2017
  The latest weather forecast for farmers.
11. 05:58
  Tweet of the Day—Robin
  Brett Westwood presents the story and sound of the robin.(R)

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